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What dictionaries do you recommend?

We share with you the results of one report about Irish Gaelic learners. It asked learners and their teachers what dictionaries they use. That’s a great nugget of information if you’re serious about learning to speak Irish Gaelic.

Online Dictionaries

Learning to speak Irish Gaelic online is a great way to learn, right? You might want to use an online Irish Gaelic dictionary while you’re at it. This list isn’t from the same report as above.

This is a state-run English to Irish dictionary. It has audio recordings for many common words, in all three dialects of Irish. It’s a big project, and is being currently developed. Shame on the Irish state, which claims copyright to this dictionary. It should be available under an open license!

Printed Dictionaries

“Foclóir Póca” means “Pocket Dictionary”. It’s quite a good little dictionary, and does both directions of English-Irish and Irish-English. If you’re looking to get a dictionary for learning to speak Irish Gaelic, this one is a reasonable investment. It’s also available on Litriocht.com.